American Music in the Twentieth Century

American Music in the Twentieth Century
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Publisher : Schirmer
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Book Synopsis American Music in the Twentieth Century by : Kyle Gann

Download or read book American Music in the Twentieth Century written by Kyle Gann and published by Schirmer. This book was released on 1997 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Music in the Twentieth Century surveys the art music written in the United States during the last 100 years from the groundbreaking experiments of Charles Ives to the present day. Writing for the general reader, Kyle Gann describes the characteristic sounds of the diverse movements that have sprung up in this eventful period, while at the same time he sketches the changing social and cultural contexts for American concert music, and provides concise biographies of key figures.


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